career change
2020, Don’t Wimp Out Now
Are you a resolutions person? I’m not a big fan of resolutions. It seems they are just another way to procrastinate what you should have done days, weeks, months, or even years ago. What I prefer to do to celebrate a new year is to evaluate, reinvent, and re-energize my focus and attention. How do…
Read MoreUnconscious Bias – Keeping your institution from winning the war for talent?
Sometimes the best candidates don’t look like you…
Read MoreFalling into a Great Career
What do you want to be when you grow up? When you are little, it was magical to imagine what you might grow up to be: a ballerina, singer, movie star (or today a YouTube star), an astronaut – the list goes on. Every choice sounded and felt achievable. However, then you got to high…
Read MoreThe Struggle and Joy of Peer-to-Peer Coaching
By Mollie Otieno, a Learning and Development expert Peer-to-peer coaching is scary. Peer coaching often reveals a lot of our own insecurities. What will my team member think about me? Will they still like me? What if they someday become my boss, will they seek to avenge my coaching efforts? Am I putting my job…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance – A game of jump rope where your feet will get tangled
By Mollie Otieno, a Learning and Development expert We’ve read it 101 times – work-life balance – how to succeed at “having it all” – and that does sound nice. The thing is that work-life balance isn’t a myth – it’s a straight-up lie. In Rich Jones’s post (Work-Life Balance is a Myth,) from June…
Read MoreLearning to be the “Perfectly Imperfect” Me
Mollie Otieno is a new blogger to my site. Here is her introduction of herself – “Perfectly Imperfect”
Read MoreKnow a Micro-Manager? Read This
We’ve all experienced a boss who micro-manages our work and know this behavior is frustrating and demotivating. Here’s what to do about it.
Read MoreCredit Union Culture in a #metoo World
#Metoo has created a new world of awareness and change in our society. After reading multiple posts from family, friends, and co-workers, I was shocked at how widespread gender and sexual harassment was in the workplace. When you see #metoo posts from your daughter and daughter-in-law, it saddens me to the core. Everyone needs to…
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